The Government of corrupted tenders

Pristina, March 12, 2012 ” Today, FOL Movement held a conference where he published the annual report Public Procurement Monitor 2011. Fidan Kalaja the Program Manager at FOL, said that “even the year 2011, is generally accompanied with the lack of seriousness by Kosovo institutions, which did not take any concrete and serious steps to improve the situation and prevent violations, fraud and corruption in the sector of public procurement, making this sector even in the year 2011 the lead regarding development of corruption “.
He stated that “Our main findings that we have identified during our monitoring and research in several contracting authorities (mainly ministries) are failure to meet the technical specifications of the tender dossiers by economic operators (hereinafter EO), providing false documents and illegal preliminary agreements between EO and relevant institutions officials, the bidding prices of EO which harm competition, the reward of EO who have been irresponsible in the implementation of earlier contracts on new contracts, etc.. “

In early October of last year, FOL has published a report on violations and irregularities that are committed by the Ministry of Health, in this case Fidan Kalaja stated “we have mentioned the exact names of the officials who have been arrested for their involvement in corruption affairs. Regarding this case Movement FOL has provided an official confirmation from prosecution that senior official is being investigated also, respectively Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Mr. Bujar Bukoshi. In the persistence of Movement FOL for a government free from corruption and organized crime, we now take the opportunity to ask Mr. Bukoshi resigned his assignment, because it is a public responsibility and an example that should be followed by many other officials of the country, respectively colleagues of Mr. Bukoshi. The Prime Minister of the Government should also be responsible for such cases and the high level of corruption that involves all levels of the Government. “

Project Coordinator, Armend Pajaziti presented the results of the report Public Procurement Monitor 2011. He stated that “ministries have committed numerous legal violations in thirty (30) different tenders. Ministry of Justice has committed violations in 5 tenders, the Ministry of Public Administration, Ministry of Infrastructure and Ministry of Culture in four (4) tenders, the Ministry of Security Force and Ministry of Agriculture in 3 tenders, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Economic Development in 2 tenders. Meanwhile, the ministries with violations in only one tender are the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Diaspora. ”
Public enterprises have committed numerous legal violations in nine (9) various procurement activities. Kosovo Energy Corporation has committed violations in six (6) tenders, Post and Telecom of Kosovo has committed violations in three (3) various procurement activities. Municipalities in 2011 have committed numerous legal violations in a total of 37 procurement activities. Municipalities with more violations are municipality of Lipjan and municipality of Suhareka with four (4) tenders. Then, the municipality of Pristina, Gjilan, Rahovec and municipality of Viti with three (3) tenders. Meanwhile, with two (2) tenders are municipality of Gracanica, Podujeva, Shterpce and Kamenica. With one (1) tender are Municipality of Peja, Ferizaj, Prizren, Kacanik, Istog, Kllokot, Fushe Kosova, Mitrovica and Klina.